National Grid is adamant there will be no blackouts this winter,but the safety cushion between supply and demand is increasingly threadbareAnyone of a nervous disposition should brand 11 January in their calendar as the moment to beget torches, candles or paraffin lamps at the ready.
That is the day when, and according to National Grid’s forecast,the gap between Britain’s energy needs and its power supply will be at its wafer-thinnest.
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Source: theguardian.com